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Thanks, everyone. Re-use it is.

Yes, sorry. Should have been clearer. It's drawn comb.

Hi all, I'm looking to re-use some of my frames from last year in this year's supers. But the wax seems very fragile and crumbles at the touch. Can the bees do anything with this? Or should I start from scratch with new frames?

Sorry guys, I haven't been very clear. No supers on while I'm treating with Apiguard. I was really just wondering about the relatively small size of a National brood chamber compared with some of the bigger hives. Is there enough room for a good sized colony plus their stores for winter in a...

Previously (this is my third year) I've overwintered bees with supers on. I'm feeding my colonies at the moment and treating with Apiguard. My question is this: providing the bees are properly fed do I need the super? Is it ok to overwinter a colony in a National brood box alone ? (All right...